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Given the increase in cyber security threats and attacks impacting the healthcare industry, healthcare leaders have collaborated with the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) to develop Cyber Threat XChange (CTX). HITRUST CTX is designed to serve as an early warning system, enabling healthcare IT security teams to detect and respond to cyber threats earlier. Preparation […]

We get it – you’re a healthcare organization, and you’re tired of hearing about HIPAA. But, when HIPAA is on your radar, your first step to ensuring regulatory conformance is a comprehensive compliance risk assessment. Why, you ask? Here are three compelling reasons.

The final omnibus ruling of 2013 is a reminder of the importance of compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) for covered entities (CEs) and their business associates managing protected health information (PHI). Though it may sound relatively straightforward, most healthcare providers have found that achieving HIPAA compliance is non-prescriptive and […]

The combination of cloud hosting and HIPAA compliance can be daunting for even the most seasoned healthcare IT professional. Further complicating matters? On January 25, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a new omnibus ruling…